We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Talal Alzeid. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Talal below.
Alright, Talal thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?
I’m very happy being an artist…you can do whatever you want, how you want it and when you want it. Of course it is a hard choice because there are lots of ups and downs and, but at the end there is a special kind of satisfaction you get when you are creating the artwork itself.
Just being in the studio sometimes is peaceful and joyful, because everything you design and create within that space is completely up to you.
Talal, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I’m a visual artist, my main focus is painting, but I did create artworks using different mediums, such as light, immersive installation, etc. For me it all started with listening to HIP Hop music and next thing you know I’m a visual artist. Of course to anyone reading this, they may not necessarily get it right away, but that is simply how it all happened.
I’d like to think my art is heavily inspired by Abstract Expressionism, because it’s one of very few movements I have researched a lot and studied well. Although I sometimes create portraits, but the way I go about painting is exactly like and Abstract Expressionist and I believe this may help set me aside from others, at least where I am.
How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?
So one of the things that societies can really do is first consider the various art forms that exist and create programs that support them equally and provide opportunities for everyone as per their domain. E.g. you should develop a program around abstract painting let’s say, and it could be interesting to involve artists from various domains, but you should not exclude or neglect the artists who’s focus is on abstract painting.
This is very important because all artists feel included and have programs catering for their interests.
What you don’t want is to solely give more weight for installations let’s say and then have every artist out there start letting go from their core division just to feel included…you end up with one strong domain, but you have not much in other domains and some artists may no longer create art from within.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)
I’m not an expert on NFTs, but I don’t believe we should neglect it, because if you look at graffiti for instance back in the days, it was looked down on and not even considered art, to the extent that those working in the art domain didn’t even recognize it or give it attention. Today, it’s a growing art form and you have people from all societies appreciating it, as well as collecting it.
You see it in museums, galleries, even in collaborations with renowned brands.
So, we may not know Orr understand NFTs as of now, and may not give it enough attention, but 10 years from today (maybe more or less), we start having different talks about NFTs…at the world is evolving and people’s interests and behaviors are changing.
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Images taken by me…except for my personal photo, taken by Jorge Flores